Eco.Logic's 100% Fully Recyclable Milk Carton Prototype

If your household is crammed with children, can you calculate just how many containers of milk you purchase for them in a year (or will end up purchasing in the 18+ year time period while they are under your roof)?

According to National Geographic's documentary "The Human Footprint," America consumes 989,985,594,240 half gallons of milk over the course of a lifetime, so, wow...what can I say...we likes our leche.

Since we're all trying to live far more eco-consciously, have you noticed how many of the half and full gallon containers that you've brought home from the grocery store are emblazoned with a recycling symbol?

If they are paper half gallon cartons, the answer is zero -- even though it seems as though it seems as though they would be perfectly recyclable, the problem is that since they are lined with a sealant that ensures that the liquid inside doesn't seap through, the paper board would be contaminated if it were to be processed in a traditional facility.

Eco.Logic's new milk container prototype is a 100% fully recyclable design made out of the following components:

1. a recycled cardboard and paper outer shell
2. an HDPE plastic inner liner made with 70% less material than conventional plastic milk containers

Both the exterior paper case (which opens like a clam) and the interior plastic bladder can be easily broken down and recycled in your household paper and plastic collection bins.

While some might say that glass containers are more eco-friendly, they are a lot more expensive, not widely accepted in nationwide grocers due to the risk of them shattering, and certainly not family-friendly when you have young ones anxious to get their little mitts on everything within reach.

It seems like Eco.Logic has a really great idea that could green up the milk industry in the wink of an eye -- the real question is how long are milk purveyors going to take to finally catch on?